Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44806, Ezekiel Ellis, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Ellis, Ezekiel
S. 44806
CONTENTS

Died July 22, 1853 a/B
Not present at rank of Not 2. 1820 to Hobson ... Bunker ...
13,372
H
New York
Ezekiel Ellis
of Chester in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Graton of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three Years 1789
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of April 1818 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1819 and sent to Hanson Fox Esq. Chester Warren Co. New York
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar. 1819.  86.63    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep. 1819.  48.00    Mo. \frac{21}{30}  \frac{4}{y}   $134.63  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

State of New York - Warren County of An this tenth day of April one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Warren personally appeared Ezekiel Eliz aged Fifty Five years of the Town of Chester in said County of Warren who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Dec- -laration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" That said Deponent to wit the said Ezekiel Eliz enlisted as a Soldier in the State of Massachusetts in the Continental establishment in the company commanded by
Captain Fowle whose Christian name this Depo- -nent thinks was "John" in the third Regiment commanded most part of the time as this Depo- -nent recollects by Colonel Pope whose Christian name this Deponent thinks was "Edmond" - That he continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United States until the the year one thousand seven hundred & Eighty three as this Deponent vividly believes having served in said War for more than two years when he was discharged from said service at West Point in the State of New York - That he was in no general battle with the enemy but in sundry skirmishes - That he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support - That he has now no other evidence of his said services in his disposition - That he hath an aged Wife

to three children to support - one of which said children is a cripple - That said Department had a printed discharge signed by General Knox which this Department left at Washington in the State of Massachusetts with one "Faulkner" for the collec- -tion of some arrears due for his said service sworn to & declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
Edw. W. Abbott one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Warren
Warren County ss I Edward W. Abbott one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Warren do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Ezekiel Ellis did serve in the Revolution- -ary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy & I now transmit the pro- -ceedings & the testimony taken & had before me to the secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of Congress That I am well acquainted with the said Ezekiel Ellis & my fellow townsmen Joseph Braly & Benjamin Fisk - That they sustain unblemished character for truth & veracity - That from my own knowledge the said Ezekiel absolutely needs the assistance of his Country for support -
Edw. W. Abbott one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Warren

State of New York
Warren county Clerk's Office p
I certify that by letters patent & Qualification Roll now in this office Edward W. Abbott whom signature appears on the annexed affidavit the above certificate was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Warren on the tenth day of April 1818 & I further certify that I am acquainted with the said Edward W. Abbott & believe the signature therein to be his in testimony whereof I have caused the seal of our Court to be hereunto affixed this 12 th day of May 1818
Myron Brack Clerk
Charles Ellis private no copy on the Centennial establishment comp copy to be made
Pope's reg d not on the Centennial Estab- lishment. Rejected
Private 80 to 83
Grafton Maps Reg d
Admitted
10 Ap d Charles
State of New York

Warren County P. Joseph Braly of the town of Chester in the County of Warren & state of New York being duly affirmed doth depose & say that he is well acquainted with the within named Ezekiel Eliz that he is in reduced circumstances in life and in the opinion of this deponent knows the opulence of his Country for support - That he hath an aged Wife & three Children to pro- vide for - one of which said Children is a natural cripple & in the opinion of this de- ponent will not be able to support himself through life without opulence
Joseph Braly
Testimony
Affirmed 30. April 1818
Edw. W. Abbott one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in & for the County of Warren

Warren County N. Benjamin Fish of the town of Chester in the County of Warren & state of New York Being duly sworn doth depose & say that he is well acquainted with the within named Ezekiel Ellis that he understood & it was ge- nerally reported & believed among the friends of the said Ezekiel that he served as a soldier in the revolutionary war for more than ten years - that on his return home he had an a soldier's apparel - that said Deponent believes the said Ezekiel to be a man of truth & veracity and that such is his reputation among his acquaintances - & that he is in reduced circumstances in life & in the opinion of this deponent needs the assistance of his country for support - BENJAMIN FISH
Sworn 30. April 1818
Edw. W. Abbot Clerk of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Warren

State of New York } On the twelfth day of Warren County } September in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Personally appeared in Open Court, being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said County - a Court of Record which proceeds according to the course of Common Law, with a Jurisdiction Unlimited in point of Amount, keeping a Record of their proceedings and which possess the Power of Fine and Imprisonment - Ezekiel Ellis aged Fifty Seven Years now a Resident of Chester in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oaths make the following declaration in order to Obtain the provisions Made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818- and the 1 st of May 1820:- That he the said Ezekiel Ellis served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz Two Years and four Months in the Company commanded by Capt. John Fowle of the Light Infantry in the Regi- =ment commanded by Col. . . . . in the Third Massachusetts Regiment in the Third Brigade of the Key Stone Battery that he continued to serve in said Corps from the Third day of August 1781. when he was discharged from the service of United States by Major General Knox at West Point in the State of New York about the first of January 1783 - and further that he made application for a pension in pursuance of the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818- The Tenth Day of April

One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen and Received a pension Certificate No. 13,372. dated at the War office of the United States the thirtieth day of June One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nineteen and has Recd. his pension, at the rate of Eight Dollars per Month, from the said Sixth Day of April 1818 to the first the Day of March 1820.
And in Pursuance of the acts of Congress of the 1 st of May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an "act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule -
1 st Real Estate I have None
2 nd My Personal Property consists of the following Items -
   1. old Horse $ 30.00 1. old Foot wheel 50   2. Hogs 6.00 1. Flat Iron 25   2. Sheep 1.50 1. Trammill 50   2. Pigs 1.00 1. old Gun 4.00   1. Pot 1.25 1. Iron Shovel 50   1. dish Kettle 1.25 7. Chairs 1.75   1. Bake Kettle 1.25 1. Table 1.00   1. Tea Kettle .75 2 Small Chests " 50   1. Little Kettle 12 1/2  

1. Meat Tub . . . . . 75 2 Old Barrels . . . . . 1. 00 1 Bread Tray ——— 12 1/2 1 Sieve . . . . . 50 3/4 2 Old Pridells . . . . . 75 1 Sett Tea Vessels en. 1-25 6 Knives Forks . . . . . 75 4 Table Spoons . . . . . 25 6 Pewter Tea Spoons . . . 12 3/4 1 Small Looking glass 12 1/2 1 Stone Jar . . . . . 88 1 Lanthorn . . . . . 37 1/2 1 Razor & Case . . . . 50
1. Old ax . . . . . 75 2 Hoes . . . . . 50 2 Rakes . . . . . 25 3/4 1 Pitch Fork ——— 25 1 Bush sythe — 1. 00 1 Bible Large . . . 3-00 1 Psalm Book " 25 1 History . . . . . 25 1 Spelling Book — 12 1/2 6 plates ——— 37 1/2 3 Bowls . . . . . 88 3/4 1 Earthen platter 25 2 pint Cups . . . . . 25 1 Tin pan ——— 18 1 Dipple ——— 25
1 note against ——— of Thirteen Dollars age 27 years
And that he the said Ezekiel Ellis has a wife and Two Children that live with him for which he provides viz Lyttia a girl of Fourteen years of age and Lyus — a boy of Eleven years of age — which have been in part for their support and that his occupation was a farmer, and further forth that he is indebted to sundry persons in considerable sums of money for a part of the property con- tained in the above schedule and that Judgments and Executions have been levied upon the above property and the same is liable to be sold at the Will of the creditor —
That he is unable to perform the  the  usual  usual labor (different for his support) in person in Body and unable to perform the labor of a common man Subscribed and sworn this 12 th Day of September before me in open court
Seth C Baldwin Clerk
Signed. Ezekiel Ellis
Total amt of Property in the inventory $66.65 1/2 Exclusions of the estate

STATE OF NEW-YORK, WARREN COUNTY, ss.
Ezekiel Ellis
I, SETH C. BALDWIN, Junior, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Do hereby Certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court, by order of the court  by order of the Court :—And I do further Certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount, in value, of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Sixty six Dollars Sixty five Cents:—And also, that this is the first Court of record held in and for said County, at which this application could have been made, since the knowledge of the Act of Congress of the 1st of May, 1820.—IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twelfth day of September 1820.
Seth C. Baldwin Clerk.
Ezekiel Ellis Ex-
C.
123 3/2
Sept 1820
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Warren Common Pleas I Seth C. Baldwin Jr Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Warren do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath Schedule thereunto annexed are truly Copies of the Records of the said Court and I do certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the amount in Value of the property Exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Sixty Six Dollars and 65 1/2 cents In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on the _____ Day of September 1820. —
C. Ellis Escheat Ex-
17 3/4
Sept 1820
12 1/2 12 1/2 12 1/2 12 1/2 12 1/2
12 1/2 12 1/2 12 1/2 12 1/2

October 23, 1939
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Sue I. Silliman Three Rivers Free Public Library Three Rivers, Michigan
EZEKIEL ELLIS S. 44806 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
You are furnished herein the record of Ezekiel Ellis as shown in the papers of pension claim, S. 44806, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Ezekiel Ellis and names of his parents are not shown in the claim.
Ezekiel Ellis enlisted August 3, 1781, in Massachusetts (exact place not stated), was in sundry skirmishes, places not designated, and was discharged December 23, 1783, at which time he was private in the 3 rd Massachusetts Regiment. He had served as private under Captain John Fowle and under Colonel Edward Pope in the Massachusetts troops.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed April 10, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-five years and a resident of Chester, Warren County, New York.
In 1818, Ezekiel Ellis referred to his wife then aged fifty-five years, and to three children; the name of soldier's wife and date of their marriage are not shown. The only names of children given were those of a daughter, Cynthia, then aged twelve years, and a son, Cyrus, aged nine years.
Ezekiel Ellis died July 22, 1853, place not stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, and name and address of the person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city,

and cite the following data:
Ezekiel Ellis Certificate #13372 Issued June 30, 1819 Rate, $8 per month Commenced April 10, 1818 Act 18th March, 1818 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Elizabeth Black Gill
Elizabeth Black Gill
BY THE HONOURABLE
MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX,
Commanding the American Forces on Hudson's River
in
the
Regiment, being entitled for Three Years, is hereby honourably discharged from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the
1783
Wilson
General's Command
Pay for 18th Regiment 89 50 cts per share Jan 27th 1785

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL K N O X,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Ezekiel Ellis, Soldier — in the Third Massachusetts — Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the Twenty Third Day of December .
1783.
By the General's Command,
W. M. Mlyn
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment.
John B. Stafford Adj t

Further Proceedings of the Service of Ezekiel Elliott
Add d . evidence
Ms. A. 9. 2. 10

I William Nye of Sandwich in the County of Barnstable of lawful age to give evi- dence as a soldier in the war of the revolution testify and say that I know Ezekiel Ellis - and that he was in the army in the war of the revolution I saw him at Westpoint - at the time it was taken - and he continued in the army to the close of the war - I think he belonged to the Weymouth regiment in Captain Fowles com- pany - the further saith not William Nye
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Barnstable ss: April 17. 1879 The above named William Nye personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing af- fidavit by him signed before me - and I certify that he is a credible witness
Nath: Faxon Justice of the Peace 2 viorum

Joseph Fuller of Sandwich in the County of Barnstable of State of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence & a soldier of the revolutionary war testify and say that I was acquainted with Ezekiel Ellis who was a soldier in the war of the revolution - I knew him to be a year or a year and a half at Westpoint - at Orange town - I saw him about the time Andre was taken - I knew him as much as two years as a soldier in the revolution - I served during the war and am now a pensioner under the late act of congress - Ezekiel Ellis was discharged after 7 years - & further saith not.
Joseph Fuller
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Barnstable ss. April 17. 1879 The above named Joseph Fuller personally appeared and gave solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed before me - and I certify that I have full confidence in the truth of his of his declaration - & that he is a person of credibility.
Keith T. Townsend Justice of the Peace & Inorum -

I Alvan Davis, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Barnstable, do. certify that Nathaniel Freeman, who hath signed the foregoing dispositions of William Dyer & Joseph Fuller, as Justice of the Peace, & Quorum, is a sworn Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the County of Barnstable, and full faith & credit, are due to his official acts as such; and that the above is the signature of said Nathaniel Freeman.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, & affixed the seal of our said Circuit Court of Common Pleas, of our said County, this twentieth day of April in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred & nineteen.
Alvan Davis } Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Barnstable

44806 INVALID.
Rey
No. 44806
Ezekiel Ellis
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818.
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1910 June 7 Hist. To Mr. J. F. Ellis Esq. Letter of inquiry sent to Record Division date for answer to civil war inquiry 1933 Dec. 21 - Recd. to Mrs. Frank Graerung 1930 Oct. 23 - Recd. to Rev. D. Gallman in chm. No. 2881 - Mrs. Salpman

506 S. William St., Johnstown, N.Y., Dec. 4, 1933.
Veteran's Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
✓ 2 In a cemetery at Chester, Warren Co., N.Y., there is the tombstone of Ezekiel Ellis, died July 22, 1853, ae. 89 years, 8 mos. 22 days. He was an old soldier, as there is a flag on his grave. Can you tell me if he received a pension, and if so, please send me a copy. By his side is another tombstone, of Jerusha Ellis, wife of Ezekiel Ellis, died May 20, 1812, in the 78th year. (I might possibly be mistaken in the dates of Jerusha, as it was hard to make out, so she might either have been his mother or his wife).
In the Medway, Mass., Vital Records there is Jerusha Ellis daughter of William and Mary Ellis. This Jerusha was born 1757, and she married Abijah Ware in 1783. I wonder if possibly her father William might have had a pension.
I am trying to learn who the father of my great great grandmother Hepsibeth Ware was. She lived near Chester, N.Y., and a son of hers married a daughter of Adams Ware, who was a son of Abijah, and I think that Hepsibeth might have been the daughter of Abijah or his brother Abiel, who was in New York in the 1790 census.
If either Ezekiel or William had a pension, there might be a clue in it which would help me.
506 S. William St. Can you tell me if any Joseph Harris of Massachusetts, served in the Revolutionary War and received a pension, and if so please send me a copy. There was a Joseph Harris in Sherburne Town, Mass., in the 1790 census.
810 - Mar 1934 Also can you tell me if a Simeon Hager of Mass., or Vermont served in the Revolutionary War and received a pension, and if so please send me a copy. Perhaps I should tell you why I want this. My great great grandmother was Lydia Hager, and she married Gardinar Rice, born 1767, of Petersham, Mass. Their first boy child was named Simeon. In the Vital Records of Petersham, there was 'Simeon Hager of Marlborough, Vt., and Mary Claflin, mar. Jan. 21, 1788.' Also there was 'John Hager of Shutesbury, and Bathsheba Rice, (Bathsheba was Gardinar's sister) int. Jan. 20, 1776.' I thought perhaps Simeon and John were brothers of Lydia. Gardinar and Lydia were married in Dummerston, Vt. I am trying to learn who Lydia's father was and thought perhaps he might have been Simeon Hager. Lydia's other boy children were Gardinar, Nelson, Ezekiel and Francis. If either a Gardner Hager, Nelson Hager, Ezekiel Hager or Francis Hager received a pension, who you think might have been Lydia's father will you please send me a copy. 97 Mar 1934 21-15-33
Sincerely,
Mrs. Frank J. Argersinger. Mrs. Frank J. Argersinger.

December 21, 1933
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Mrs. Frank J. Argersinger 506 South William Street Johnstown, New York
EZEKIEL ELLIS S. 44806 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request records of several soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of William Ellis and Joseph Harris as described by you; or of any Abijah or Abiel Ware, Gardner, Nelson and Francis Hager, or of any soldier with surname Hager or Hagar in whose claim it is shown that he had a daughter named Lydia (all surnames searched under various spellings).
The record of Ezekiel Ellis is furnished below as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 44806, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of soldier's birth and names of his parents are not shown in the claim.
The soldier enlisted in Massachusetts (town not given) August 3, 1781, served as private in the 3 d Massachusetts Regiment, was in sundry skirmishes (places not designated) and was discharged December 23, 1783.
Ezekiel Ellis was allowed pension on his application executed April 10, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-five years and a resident of Chester, Warren County, New York.
In 1818 the soldier referred to his wife, then aged fifty-five years, and to three children; the name of soldier's wife and date of

their marriage are not shown, and the only names of children given were those of a daughter, Cynthia then aged twelve years, and a son, Cyrus aged nine years.
Ezekiel Ellis died July 22, 1853. (a. B)
Pg 1 p 6,
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Ezekiel Elliot Sur. File 44806
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 3. 1781 Dec. 23. 1783 Pvt. * John Foote in the Third Mass. Reg't. Edward Pake         
Battles engaged in, 1
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Massachusetts
Date of application for pension, Apr. 10. 1818. His el. was al.
Residence at date of application, Warren Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 55 years.
Remarks: In 1818 Soldier's wife was 55 years old, 3 children Syntha 12 years, Cyrus 9 years are the only names stated.
Very respectfully,
* cannot find these officers in 3 d Mass. Reg't so have omitted them

October 23, 1939
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Sue I. Silliman Three Rivers Free Public Library Three Rivers, Michigan
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of the following Revolutionary War soldiers: Edward Arnold, aged eighty years in 1840, living at that time at Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York; Lyman Ellis, aged eighty years in 1840 and of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York; Ezekiel Ellis, aged seventy-six years in 1840 and a resident of Chester, Warren County, New York, also Thomas Silliman or Silaman who, in 1840 was aged eighty-four years and living in Lower Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Because of the great number of requests for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research.
You are furnished the records of Ezekiel Ellis, S. 44806, and Thomas Sillyman, W. 2381, herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Ezekiel Ellis
Discharge
Affidavit

State of New York } Warren County ss }
A. Further Statement of the Service of Ezekiel Ellis Late a private in the Revolutionary War, in the Continental Establishment — Whereas the said Ezekiel Ellis made application before E. W. Abbott Esq. (Late one of the Judges of Warren Court pleas) on the 10 th day of April 1818. In order to obtain the the provisions lately made by Congress for the Soldiers of the Revolution, In which State- ment the said Ezekiel, stated that the Regiment to which he belonged was commanded by Col Pope as he at that time believed according to his Recollection, — but the said Ezekiel saith that there was two Colonels in command, but which of those was Returned as Commandant of the Regiment he is not able to say, but this deponent saith that he did serve in the Continental Service for the time mentioned in his Declaration aforesaid, That Capt. Fowls. Company to which he belonged composed a part of the Light Infantry Corps, and it was the Light Infantry in which this deponent served as aforesaid That he has been to Boston and has been able to procure his discharge and sundry other affidavits of his said Services — Ezekiel Ellis
Sworn this 8 th Day April 1819 before me Norman Fox one of the Judges of Warren Court pleas }

Elisha Hardy of the Town of Easton in the County of Washington being duly sworn deponeth saith that that he was acquainted with Ezekiel Ellis at the time he enlisted and has been intimately acquainted with him the said Ezekiel Ellis since his discharge from the United States Service and that Ezekiel Ellis of the Town of Chester in the County of Warren who has petitioned for a pension is the same man that enlisted and and was discharged on the 23 rd day of December 1863 by the Honorable Major General Knox
sworn the 7 th day of May 1919 Elisha Hardy before me Philander Toby one of the Justices of the peace of the County of Washington